Candle-holder.



No. 817,394. PATENTED APR. 10, 1906.

' A. SOHLUTER, J12.

CANDLE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 1. 190a.

AUGUST SOHLUTER, J R. OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CANDLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed May 1, 1905- Serial No. 258,172.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST SOHLUTER, J12, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCandleI-Iolders and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to candle-holders.

One object of the invention is to provide a candle-holder wherein acandle may be adjustably supported according to its decreasing length.

Another object of the invention is to provide a candle-holder of suchcharacter that the candle may be supported over a receptacle whichreceives the melting portions thereof and which, if desired, may containwater to insure safety when the candle is left burning overnight.

It is still further designed to provide a candle-holder of suchcharacter that the drippings of the burning candle will be received in avessel immediately beneath and also wherein the candle, may be readilysupported when not in use.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combina tion and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of the present invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention. Fig. 2is a detail rear elevation. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail perspective viewsof parts of the candle-clamp. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of theivot of the candle-clamp. Fig. 6 is an el evation showing a portion ofthe holder and illustrating a modification.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, thereference character 1 designates a receptacle to which is secured, bymeans of a rivet or other suitable element 2, a handle portion 3,from'the upper end of which and directed inwardly over the receptacle 1is a horizontal portion 4, from which latter extends downwardly and thenupwardly a support 5,

the upper end of which latter is reduced, as at 7, to form shoulders 8.

For holding a candle directly over the center of the receptacle 1 Iprovide spring clamping-plates 9 and 10, each of which haveinwardly-directed ears 11 and 12, respectively, provided withperforations 13 and 14, respectively, the ears of each plate overlappingand fitting upon the reduced portion 7 of the upright or support 5, thelower edges of the plates 9 and 10 resting directly upon the shoulders 8of the upright 5. It will be noted that the erforations of the ears 11are rectangular in form, while the perforations of the op osite ears arecircular, the object being to ho d the clamping member or plate 9fixedly upon the reduced end 7 of the support 5 and to permit of apivotal movement of the plate 1.0 thereupon.

Each of the clamping plates or members 9 and 10 is provided with a tooth15 and 16, re spectively, which bite into the candle 17 to firmly holdthe latter, the free end of the clamping member 9 being thrown towardthe free end of the opposite clamping member 10 by reason of thecoilespring 18 encircling the reduced end 7 of the upright 5, with itsarm portion 19 engaged against the inner faces of the rear ends of theclamping members, as clearly shown in the drawings.

In forming the inwardly-directed portion 4 of the handle 3 an elongatedeye or bearing 20 is provided for the reception of the free ends of theloop 21, whose bight portion 22 provides a means for safely suspendingthe candle and its holder upon a hook or other element (not shown) whenthe candle is not in use. It has been stated that the element 21 mightserve to support the candle and its holder when not in use; but it is tobe understood that rather than set the holder upon a table or otherarticle or support, (not shown,) as is often the casein the use ofdevices of the present character, by reason of my peculiar formation andarran ement of suspension means the candle may e properly supported orhung upon the wall of a room. As a matter of fact, I have designed mypeculiar formation for the purpose of either supporting the candle andits holder upon a table or suspending the same from the wall of a room.When the device is hung up on the wall, the end portions of the loop 21will prevent turning of the device with respect to the wall. In otherwords, the end portions of the loop will cause the device to be heldevenly with the wall.

As shown in Fig. 4. of the accompanying drawings, the loop 21 may bedispensed with, obviously also dispensing with the elongated eye 20, bysimply forming integral lateral extensions 23 and 24 upon the handleportion 3 of the holder, resulting in an enlargement of the handle, inwhich may be formed the keyhole-slot 25, which will enable the holderbeing suspended in the same manner as is accomplished through theinstrumentality of the loop 21. Furthermore, by reason of theenlargement in which the keyhole-slot is formed the laterally-directedportions 23 and 24 will prevent the holder turning in either directiontoward the wall, the same as would lbe accomplished in the use of theaforesaid oop.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the present device relates to anew and useful improvement in means for supporting candles, which lattermay be adjustably supported according to its length and the meltingproper ties thereof received in a receptacle immediately therebeneathand with which the candle is not in direct contact, and that also watermay be placed in the pan or receptacle beneath the candle to insuresafety when the candle is left burning overnight. It will be understood,too, that the clamping elements firmly hold any size candle, the teethof the clamping elements positively preventing slipping of the candle byreason of their arrangement one clamping element with another. Theannoyance of cutting down the candle is obviated, as is also the fittingof candles with paper, cloth, &c. Furthermore, the clamping arrangementprovides of a ready and easy adjustment of thecandle, and the elementscomprising the holder do not become greasestuck the first time used orat any other time, and the means for holding or supporting the holder isa feature not embraced in the ordinary candle-holders.

What is claimed is A candle-holder comprising a receptacle, a handlesecured to the receptacle and extending upwardly therefrom, said handlebeing bent upon itself adjacent its middle to form an eye, a supportingmember engaged in said eye, the remainder ofsaid handle extending atright angles to its main portion and having its end extended upwardly ina plane parallel to the first-named portion, the last-named portionhaving its extreme end reduced to form a squared pintle, clampingmembers provided with ears mounted upon said pintle, the ears of one ofsaid members being provided with rectangular apertures to preventturning of the same upon said pintle and the other'of said members beingformed with circular apertures to allow pivotal movement of the saidmember upon said pintle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- AUGUST SCHLUTER, JR. WVitnesses F. A. KELLY, JOHN GRCETZINGER.

